Samsung QN95B 65″, the best Neo QLED on the market, is also gaming [Analysis]

We tested the flagship of technology NeoQLED that Samsung makes available to the market, a television born to compete directly with OLED technologies, which at the moment have a fairly segmented market niche, especially for those who are not willing to submit to the care that a panel of these characteristics requires.

We take an in-depth look at the 95-inch Samsung QN65B TV, a top-of-the-line Neo QLED panel that aims to be the best on the market. Discover with us what are the characteristics of this television and if it is really worth the cost of acquiring a device of this nature.

The specific model may vary depending on the point of sale, so it is usual to find it as QE65QN95BATXXC or QE65QN95B, being able to be found in other variants of larger and smaller size.

Design: Minimalism and attention to detail

For this device Samsung has to offer a special care. The frame, minimized to the point of exhaustion, is made of brushed metal. On the other hand, we must bear in mind that The One Connect of this QN95B is the most advanced that Samsung has made available to users to date, and therefore, the panel is extremely thin by having its power supply also at the other end. In short, what Samsung calls "Infinity Ultra Slim design."

• Size:
  • With Base: 1446.9 x 900.2 x 298.4 mm
  • Without Base: 1446.9 x 829.7 x 17.4 mm
• Weight:
  • With Base: 30,4 Kg
  • Without Base: 22,3 Kg

The assembly, taking into account that we are facing a television of more than 20Kg, it will require two people even for the installation of the base.

This base includes a specific support for the One Connect, which will allow us to keep the television stable and minimize the visualization of the cables as much as possible. However, its especially slim design, It pushes us to place the TV well attached to the wall with its corresponding VESA support. We will only see a semi-transparent cable, which is the one that connects to the base.

Slim One Connect, the most advanced to date

The new Slim One Connect (Y22 4K) with a considerable size, but quite thin, with its integrated fans and by the way, multitude of connections:

• 4x HDMI 2.1 (40Gbps)
• 3x USB
• 1x Ethernet
• 1x IC+
• 1x Optical Audio
• 1x HDMI eARC
• 1x Antenna socket

In addition, two cables will be included, one of 3 meters in case we place the television on the wall, and another shorter one, in case we decide to integrate the Slim One Connect into the base. Be that as it may, andThis advance is progress, which allows us to reduce wiring, better locate accessories and above all create a much cleaner visual sensation.

As an important note, the Slim One Connect, by including the TV's power supply, tends to get quite hot when we consume multimedia content.

Remote control: A toast to the sun

The Samsung Smart TV remote continues to bet on a solar panel and a tiny battery that allows us to forget about tedious batteries. The feeling is not good, too light and with a "little premium" touch, at least if we compare it with the Apple TV remote.

Be that as it may, it has shortcuts for the main content services on demand, such as Netflix, Disney + and Amazon Prime Video. Synchronization is automatic and instant, allowing us to interact with Alexa and Google Assistant through its microphone and the button enabled for it.

Image quality: The Neo QLED we always wanted

Samsung has chosen to include a Neo QLED LCD panel, in this case VA. As we well know, VA panels offer better results in terms of contrast, despite the fact that viewing angles may be affected, something that we have not suffered in this Samsung QN95B. In this sense, they bet on Samsung's Ultra Viewing Angle, a kind of optical guide for the pixels that distributes light more evenly and radiates to the sides.

The panel has Full Array Local Dimming, a zoned pixel lighting technology that allows certain locations on the screen to be turned on and off autonomously, thus mimicking as closely as possible the results that an OLED panel would offer.

Thanks to the MiniLEDs (Neo QLED) and Samsung's patented Quantum Matrix technology, we managed to have very good detail in the shadows without compromising the deep black. The Quantum Matrix is ​​a system that is responsible for modulating the brightness to avoid blooming in highly contrasted shots, in case there was any doubt.

On the other hand, although the control is a toast to the sun, the panel is the opposite, it has the best anti-glare filter on the market, almost completely blurring any light interference.

• Capability: MPEG4 – HEVC – VP9 P2
• Resolution: 4K UHD (3840×1260)
• Dynamic range: HDR10 – HLG – HDR10+ – DolbyVision

For the rest, the 2200 nits remain in the 10% window that the panel is capable of offering, which positions it as one of the brightest TVs on the market. In addition, Samsung has seen fit to solve the problems with the "dirty screen effect" present in the previous model (QN95A), and that we have not been able to find in this new model.

Sound: Looking for you to forget about external devices

The QN95B mounts a 4.2.2 system of no less than 70W compatible with Dolby Atmos and integrating Objet Tracking Sound + technology, with eight speakers in the rear, improving bass.

Although TVs are still far from offering quality sound compared to external devices such as sound bars, this one serves more than to get by. Nevertheless, My recommendation continues to be to accompany a television like this a good sound source like a Sonos Arc.

Tizen and Gaming to close the circle

The new QN95B is offered as the best gaming alternative on the market, the input lag is below 6ms working with 4K resolutions at 120Hz, so in lower resolutions or refresh rates it is even improved. It includes a specific gaming information panel, and we can manually adjust each of the digital inputs.

• FreeSync Premium
• G-sync
• VRR

The result is spectacular, although it is convenient to make some adjustments to the image to achieve satisfactory results if what we are looking for is the purity of the image, and not a saturation that can tarnish the experience in certain games, this is already a matter of taste.

I'm not going to dedicate too many lines to the Operating System, it's slow, it's full of unnecessary content and it weighs down the experience completely. The new version of Tizen is wrong in everything that can be wrong.

Editor's opinion

With this QN95B we are facing one of the best-worked panels on the market, and the best with LED technology when it comes to gaming. It is versatile, both for cinema and for other content, with extremely pure blacks and an amazing maximum brightness, what is well worth its price, and is that part of the 3.399 euros, although You can buy it on sale on Amazon from 1.899 euros.